Author: By Amanda Hancock [email protected]
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Small Colorado Springs shop shows off the growing love of vintage Volkswagens
He knows not to drive the bus if he’s in a hurry. It’s not that the ride lacks speed or smoothness, though neither are number one reasons to drive this green machine. Something else slows Kris Godwin down. The attention. The constant honks, waves, smiles and quick exchanges from one car over while stopped at…
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Tips from Colorado Springs runners for training during winter weather
When winter comes knocking, runners might find themselves not wanting to leave the house. Gone are the simple days of throwing on shorts and a T-shirt and heading out the door. Here come the days of checking the weather and prepping for the worst. It brings up frequent conversations at running shops like RNK Running…
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20 paintings in 20 years: Colorado Springs restaurant has artsy anniversary tradition
For some restaurants, it’s enough to just make it through another year. Not Shuga’s. The Colorado Springs eatery makes a point to celebrate its anniversary each year. Sometimes that calls for a toast or food specials. It always calls for a new painting. It’s been a tradition since the beginning, in 2001, when Alexius Weston…
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First dog running company in Colorado Springs is like a personal trainer for pups
Someone like Joseph Dellinger is used to getting strange looks. Like when he casually says he ran 10 miles for work that morning. “And that’s a lighter day,” Dellinger might say, and his words might elicit a surprised face from whoever he’s talking to. The bearded 32-year-old attracts curious eyeballs when he’s out and about…
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A Colorado ‘fusioneer’ invented a painting robot and an inspiring way of life
LOVELAND • Don’t bother trying to understand it all. Just take it in. The stacks of notebooks with pages of scribbles and detailed takeaways from years of art classes and museum visits. The piles of outlines that, to the untrained eye, look like complicated blueprints drawn by an architect. The many, many books, ranging from…
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As a bar game or big competition, the cornhole craze has reached Colorado
In order to become one of the hottest new hangout spots in downtown Colorado Springs, CO.A.T.I. has filled its space with surprises around every corner, from Instagram-ready neon signs to rotating art installations to plates of food that get people talking. There’s something not-so-flashy that also brings people in: two wooden boards and some bean…
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A new curiosity shop in Colorado Springs shows the beauty of dead butterflies
The sight of dead things usually doesn’t bring a love song to mind. Walking into this new downtown Colorado Springs shop, there’s a black Christmas tree covered with skeleton ornaments in the corner. Framed and unmoving insects hang on the walls alongside paintings inspired by horror movies. It’s the owners, two bearded guys sometimes dapperly…
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The miniature Magic Town in Colorado Springs gets dressed up for Christmas
It’s the most magical time of year at Magic Town. The 3,000-square-foot miniaturize neighborhood inside the Michael Garman Gallery in Old Colorado City is always a place to get lost in the details hiding around the handmade buildings and alleyways. There’s even more to behold as the exhibit got dressed up for the holiday season.…
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Colorado Springs woman creates word art from nature’s offerings
Sometimes even your happy place can’t turn a frown upside down. Stacie Dosmann is usually happiest anywhere outside, like the scenic area in Oregon’s Deschutes National Forest where her family visited one summer. Photos on Dosmann’s blog detailing the trip show smiling faces as they explored ant villages and camped overnight at a fire lookout…
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Colorado Springs woman creates word art from nature’s offerings
Sometimes even your happy place can’t turn a frown upside down. Stacie Dosmann is usually happiest anywhere outside, like the scenic area in Oregon’s Deschutes National Forest where her family visited one summer. Photos on Dosmann’s blog detailing the trip show smiling faces as they explored ant villages and camped overnight at a fire lookout…